The Pinnacle

The Pinnacle: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Pinnacle

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach The Pinnacle — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.31983, -86.03525. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Pinnacle

• Cheaha Wilderness · sanctuary · Clay · ~26 km · Must-see
• M103 · attraction · Clay · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cheaha State Park · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sovereign Grace Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~46 km · Must-see
• Freedom Riders National Monument · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~46 km · Must-see
• Talladega National Forest · sanctuary · Shelby · ~48 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~51 km · Must-see
• Samuel Noble Monument · fort · Calhoun · ~53 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~53 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Michael and All Angels · church · Calhoun · ~53 km · Must-see
• Parker Memorial Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~53 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~53 km · Must-see
• Anniston Museum of Natural History · museum · Calhoun · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~61 km · Must-see
• Wind Creek State Park · sanctuary · Tallapoosa · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Pinnacle

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Pinnacle

• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Colvin Mountain · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~89 km · Must-see
• Blackjack Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~91 km · Must-see
• Shades Mountain Park · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~94 km · Must-see
• Little Wills Valley · viewpoint · Etowah · ~98 km · Must-see
• Frog Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~110 km · Must-see
• Taskigi Mound · viewpoint · Elmore · ~116 km · Must-see
• Etna Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~121 km · Must-see
• Horn Mountain · viewpoint · Talladega · ~6 km
• Sherman Cliffs · viewpoint · Clay · ~9 km

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